Strone (Inverness)

Strone (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn, "The Nose") is a small hamlet in the administrative county of the Scottish Highlands and in the historic county of Inverness-shire.[1] It lies on the foot of the hill, Creag na h-Iolaire (Scottish Gaelic: "Eagle Rock") in Glen Urquhart within the Great Glen. The nearest town is Drumnadrochit, and Urquhart Castle lies down the hill to the East.[2]

Strone
Strone
Location within the Inverness area
OS grid referenceNH526287
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Inverness
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV63 6XL
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Scottish Parliament
  • Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

The hamlet can be confused with the village of Strone in Argyll and Bute.

References

  1. "Streetcheck IV63 6XL". Streetcheck. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. "Ordnance Survey". Get Outside Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 September 2022.


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